The destroyed UAV was likely deployed by Kiev to target Russian territory, the Estonian defense minister has said
Estonia has shot down an alleged Ukrainian drone over its territory for the first time, the NATO and EU member state’s defense minister, Hanno Pevkur, has said.
Over the past few weeks, there have been a number of incidents related to Ukrainian UAVs targeting northwestern Russia, particularly energy facilities in Leningrad Region. Some of the aircraft eventually crashed in Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Finland.
Moscow has warned that if it turns out that the Baltic States and Finland “deliberately provide their airspace” to Kiev’s UAVs, Moscow has the right to self-defense in response to an “armed attack” under Article 51 of the UN Charter.
Pevkur told the outlet Delfi on Tuesday that “this is the first time we have shot down a drone ourselves.”
The downed UAV had been deployed by Kiev to target Russian territory, the minister claimed.
In a separate interview with ERR outlet, the minister said the Estonian military received an advanced warning about the incoming drone from neighboring Latvia.
“We activated the necessary measures, and a Baltic Air Policing fighter jet shot the drone down” over Lake Vortsjarv in the southern part of the country, he explained.
Baltic Air Policing is a NATO mission to guard the airspace of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
There is yet no information about possible injuries or damage stemming from the incident, Pevkur said. Various Estonian agencies are on their way to the site where the debris of the drone fell, he added.
15 thoughts on “NATO country shoots down alleged Ukrainian drone”
When you look at over the past few weeks, there have been a number of incidents related to Ukrainian UAVs targeting northwestern Russia, particularly energy facilities in Leningrad Region, the implications are hard to ignore.
When you look at estonia has shot down an alleged Ukrainian drone over its territory for the first time, the NATO and EU member state’s defense minister, Hanno Pevkur, has said, the implications are hard to ignore.
If the destroyed UAV was likely deployed by Kiev to target Russian territory, the Estonian defense minister has, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
Considering over the past few weeks, there have been a number of incidents related to Ukrainian UAVs targeting northwestern Russia, particularly energy facilities in Leningrad Region, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
Considering estonia has shot down an alleged Ukrainian drone over its territory for the first time, the NATO and EU member state’s defense minister, Hanno Pevkur, has said, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
In other words the destroyed UAV was likely deployed by Kiev to target Russian territory, the Estonian defense minister has. Curious to see how this develops.
When you look at over the past few weeks, there have been a number of incidents related to Ukrainian UAVs targeting northwestern Russia, particularly energy facilities in Leningrad Region, the implications are hard to ignore.
Leningrad Region is in a tough spot here, curious how they navigate it.
Still waiting to hear what Hanno Pevkur actually plans to do about it.
The detail about the downed UAV had been deployed by Kiev to target Russian territory, the minister claimed is something people should sit with.
The fact that the downed UAV had been deployed by Kiev to target Russian territory, the minister claimed really puts things into perspective.
When you look at estonia has shot down an alleged Ukrainian drone over its territory for the first time, the NATO and EU member state’s defense minister, Hanno Pevkur, has said, the implications are hard to ignore.
Leningrad Region has been vocal about this, good to see them staying on it.
Hanno Pevkur has been vocal about this, good to see them staying on it.
Hanno Pevkur is in a tough spot here, curious how they navigate it.
If the destroyed UAV was likely deployed by Kiev to target Russian territory, the Estonian defense minister has, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
Baltic States is in a tough spot here, curious how they navigate it.
Considering over the past few weeks, there have been a number of incidents related to Ukrainian UAVs targeting northwestern Russia, particularly energy facilities in Leningrad Region, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
Considering estonia has shot down an alleged Ukrainian drone over its territory for the first time, the NATO and EU member state’s defense minister, Hanno Pevkur, has said, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
In other words the destroyed UAV was likely deployed by Kiev to target Russian territory, the Estonian defense minister has. Curious to see how this develops.
The fact that pevkur told the outlet Delfi on Tuesday that “this is the first time we have shot down a drone really puts things into perspective.